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Iowa City College and University Demographics

Iowa City's 2 colleges and universities offer a total of 220 degree and certificate programs for you to choose from, in fields ranging from foreign language teacher education to developmental and child psychology to diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician.

The top-ranked school in Iowa City is University of Iowa, with a student population of 28,987. In 2010, University of Iowa was ranked 58th in the nation.
The most popular course of study at University of Iowa is Liberal Arts.

Tuition

Average tuition for students at Iowa City colleges and universities is $3,709 per year.
University of Iowa charges students $7,417 per year in tuition, which is the highest tuition rate in Iowa City. University of Iowa has the lowest tuition rate at $7,417 per year.

Financial Aid

An estimated $104,828,000 in financial aid was received by students at Iowa City colleges in 2008. Institutional grants and scholarships represented $91,165,000 of this aid.
The school giving the most institutional grants and scholarships in Iowa City was University of Iowa, which gave students $89,671,000 in institutional financial aid.

Iowa City Student Demographics

In 2010, 29,100 students were enrolled in Iowa City schools, which was 8% of the total college students in Iowa.
University of Iowa had the most number of students of any college in Iowa City, with 28,987 students. La James International College, with 113 students, had the least number of students.

Graduation and Retention Rates

For every 100 students who enroll in Iowa City schools, 77 return to start their second year of college.
For every 100 students who enroll in Iowa City schools, 69 eventually graduate.
The Iowa City college with the highest graduation rate is University of Iowa, which has a graduation rate of 69%. The Iowa City college with the lowest graduation rate is La James International College, which has a graduation rate of 68%.

Diversity

Of the 29,100 students attending Iowa City schools, 52% are female.
9 students are over 24 years old for every 100 college students In Iowa City, .
In 2009, 24% of Iowa City college students identified themselves as belonging to a racial or ethnic minority.
University of Iowa, with 24% of students identifying themselves as being from a minority background, had the highest percentage of ethnically diverse students in Iowa City.

Iowa City Faculty Demographics

As of 2010, there were a total of 627 faculty employed by Iowa City colleges and universities.
Of these faculty members, 37% were female and 32% were from racial or ethnic minority backgrounds.

In 2009, the average faculty to student ratio was 1 to 55 for colleges and universities in Iowa City.
Divine Word College had faculty to student ratio of 1 to 1, which was the highest for all schools in Iowa City.